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Top 50 Countries by Area - In Order

Name the top 50 countries by area. To make it easier, we give you the first letter of the country as a hint.
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
Area in square kilometers. Includes land and inland water area
Does not include overseas territories such as Greenland
Quiz by Quizmaster
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Last updated: December 21, 2019
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First submittedApril 22, 2016
Times taken57,908
Average score44.0%
Rating4.47
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Country
17,098,242
R
Russia
9,984,670
C
Canada
9,640,821
C
China
9,526,468
U
United States
8,514,877
B
Brazil
7,692,024
A
Australia
3,287,590
I
India
2,780,400
A
Argentina
2,724,900
K
Kazakhstan
2,381,741
A
Algeria
2,344,858
D
D.R. Congo
2,149,690
S
Saudi Arabia
1,964,375
M
Mexico
1,904,569
I
Indonesia
1,886,068
S
Sudan
1,759,540
L
Libya
1,648,195
I
Iran
 
 
Country
1,564,110
M
Mongolia
1,285,216
P
Peru
1,284,000
C
Chad
1,267,000
N
Niger
1,246,700
A
Angola
1,240,192
M
Mali
1,221,037
S
South Africa
1,141,748
C
Colombia
1,104,300
E
Ethiopia
1,098,581
B
Bolivia
1,030,700
M
Mauritania
1,002,450
E
Egypt
945,087
T
Tanzania
923,768
N
Nigeria
916,445
V
Venezuela
881,912
P
Pakistan
825,615
N
Namibia
 
 
Country
801,590
M
Mozambique
783,562
T
Turkey
756,102
C
Chile
752,612
Z
Zambia
676,578
M
Myanmar
652,230
A
Afghanistan
640,679
F
France
637,657
S
Somalia
622,984
C
Central African Republic
619,745
S
South Sudan
603,500
U
Ukraine
587,041
M
Madagascar
581,730
B
Botswana
580,367
K
Kenya
527,968
Y
Yemen
513,120
T
Thailand
+1
Level 77
Apr 22, 2016
Nice :)
+34
Level 69
Apr 27, 2016
not enough time
+9
Level 58
Feb 2, 2018
Agree, at least two minutes more
+1
Level 79
Feb 1, 2021
Only had enough time for me to guess 42/50
+2
Level 53
Sep 27, 2022
maybe get faster.
+4
Level 58
Jan 4, 2023
Oh my goodness, what an idea, why didn’t I think of that?
+17
Level 88
Jun 17, 2016
Having the first letter actually makes this more difficult for me. I see the letter and immediately think of well known countries that start with that letter and then have a hard time thinking of other countries! Fun quiz, though.
+2
Level 54
Jun 17, 2016
That happened to me too
+1
Level 51
Jun 19, 2016
Agreed
+7
Level 56
Aug 19, 2018
It was helpful to me. I thought of big countries and typed them into all the slots that started with the right letter until I found the right one!
+1
Level 72
Dec 13, 2023
That's what I did.
+2
Level 59
Dec 7, 2019
especially everytime you type Congo in most Jetpunk quizzes it enters and here it is listed as a D! That fooled me as I knew it was big and ones I'd got later were smaller; none of the C's fit.
+3
Level 76
Jun 17, 2016
Good quiz but really hard - I could have done with more time.
+1
Level 70
Jun 17, 2016
More time would mean more time to guess countries that come up in your mind. I like it the way it is now, since it's a good challenge.
+3
Level 80
Jun 17, 2016
Great quiz - too little time
+1
Level 84
Jun 17, 2016
Myanmar threw me
+1
Level 65
Jun 17, 2016
need more time..
+2
Level 28
Jun 17, 2016
38/50. I think you should add another minute
+2
Level 53
Jun 17, 2016
More time needed
+1
Level 66
Jun 17, 2016
39/50 - missed some obvious ones, but wouldn't have got Myanmar correct anyhow because i think Burma.... Good quiz!
+2
Level 41
Jun 17, 2016
Needs more time! Near impossible to get a good score
+1
Level 21
Jun 17, 2016
needs more time
+2
Level 78
Jun 17, 2016
Just wondering if anyone else thinks there needs to be for time for this quiz.
+3
Level 75
Jun 17, 2016
I do, but probably no one else thinks so.
+1
Level 83
Jun 17, 2016
Probably just me, but I thought it could use more time.
+1
Level 74
Jun 17, 2016
Good quiz but need more time.
+1
Level 34
Jun 17, 2016
Definitely need at least two more minutes to even have a chance at this one. I like this quiz though!
+1
Level 49
Jun 17, 2016
Love it!
+1
Level 52
Jun 17, 2016
Defo more time. Ran out of time after the first column.
+1
Level 47
Jun 17, 2016
Swear to god I thought of every country that starts with 'S' before I figured out Saudi Arabia. goddammit.
+1
Level 72
Jun 17, 2016
Square miles would help. Square kilometers look like useless random numbers.
+1
Level 88
Apr 28, 2019
Now quickly convert that to acres and square feet.
+1
Level 43
Jun 18, 2016
More time would've been fantastic..
+3
Level 74
Jun 18, 2016
Too easy. Needs less time.
+1
Level 88
Apr 28, 2019
50 out of 50, 4:59 left
+1
Level 56
Jun 19, 2016
Nice quiz, and not to be picky, but....As it was the military junta who changed Burma's name to Myanmar, shouldn't we use the name Burma?
+3
Level ∞
Jun 20, 2016
It's complicated. We used to use Burma, but it was counter to my policy of not making political statements on the quizzes. Burma, of course, will always be an accepted type-in.
+2
Level 84
Nov 27, 2017
Wise approach. We tend to freely complain when we feel justified, but much gratitude is in order. Tremendous job. Thank you.
+4
Level 60
Jun 20, 2016
I don't like it discounting Greenland. That's an odd choice.
+1
Level 33
Mar 28, 2021
Furthermore, France is so high because of its overseas territories, otherwise it should be between Kenya and Yemen...(and that tricked me) So it's an odd choice to count the overseas territories of only some countries
+1
Level 55
Jun 22, 2016
One minute more would be great
+2
Level 72
Nov 7, 2017
Great quiz but, to repeat what many before me have said, it does need more time. A lot more time.
+1
Level 84
Nov 27, 2017
Have to agree. 1 more minute would be most appreciated. I was really enjoying this one, but only got a little over half way through it as the time frittered down to 0:00.
+2
Level 31
Feb 2, 2018
The USA is bigger than China
+1
Level 46
May 5, 2018
i think alaska doesnt count because it says not including overseas territories
+6
Level 56
May 5, 2018
Alaska is not overseas from USA, it is not a territory either. Apart from those 2 things you are right in saying it is an overseas territory.
+1
Level 56
May 5, 2018
How do you know? Do you have a better source? Have you measured both countries personally with a tape measure?
+1
Level 86
May 29, 2018
They're extremely close. Depending on how exactly you chose to count disputed territories, I believe either one could end up as #3. Lucky for you, they don't start with the same letter!
+3
Level 70
Oct 14, 2018
It's nothing to do with disputed territories like Taiwan, measurement error or Alaska. It's to do with whether or not you count land area only or some water area. Jetpunk measures all of the land inside the borders of the country and lakes within the borders. If you count maritime area that the countries claim as well, then the USA is bigger. But that is only because it claims the sea further out from its coast than other countries do. Interestingly, if you discount lakes inside a country too then not only is China bigger than the USA, it is also bigger than Canada.
+1
Level 53
Sep 27, 2022
the usa isnt bigger because most area checks counts more water area than other countries. So if u give the usa the same amount of water area as other countries are allowed its a bit less area than china.
+2
Level 78
Feb 3, 2018
In the spirit of what was done for the Czech Republic, could 'Saudi' or 'KSA' (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) be accepted in all quizzes? It would be quite obvious that the person knew the answer. thanks
+1
Level 72
Apr 11, 2020
Yes I have been thinking this for a long time. Why are we required to type in ...Arabia when we are entering Saudi? In normal speech many and various people simply say Saudi with the "Arabia" understood.
+1
Level 50
Dec 18, 2020
What has been done to Czech Republic? It always takes me forever to type that
+2
Level 46
May 5, 2018
a good strategy to use is to think of a country that might be in this list and find all the letters that it matches. Then type the country in each one. it helps a lot
+1
Level 66
Apr 28, 2019
So many m's !!! And also quite a fair amount of c's
+1
Level 67
Feb 21, 2020
Completely forgot that Africa and the middle east existed for this quiz.
+2
Level 58
Jul 26, 2020
France has a total size of 551,695 km2 (without its overseas territories), could you update it? Great quizz!
+1
Level 51
Oct 30, 2020
I think there should be a bit more time, other than that great quiz!
+1
Level 63
Nov 14, 2020
Nice quiz 50/50 in 1:53 seconds. The quiz with all the countries helped me out a lot.
+2
Level 43
Nov 27, 2020
Wow, only 0,04 seconds per country?
+1
Level 43
Nov 27, 2020
Finally! With my 4th attempt I have 'em all - with 17 seconds remaining. Brilliant quiz - way more exhausting than I would've thought.
+1
Level 44
Jul 28, 2021
USA is a little bigger than China.
+1
Level 49
Mar 1, 2022
Took me 3:36, luckily I already remember all of these because of another quiz :)
+1
Level 79
Apr 18, 2022
You should really listen to all the comments on here. This needs more time, especially since you used the yellow boxes. At least another minute or two. Gotta strike the balance between challenging and "possible to finish at a decent speed". I felt I was going a decent speed (usually don't have trouble with time) and still couldn't get to most of the last column.
+1
Level 42
May 9, 2022
Denmark ? Greenland is a part of it.
+1
Level 64
Aug 9, 2023
I can't believe Turkey is bigger than Chile.
+1
Level 70
Dec 22, 2023
For Morocco, is Western Sahara being considered an "overseas territory" that keeps it off this list?